Nicknames, expressions, figures of speech quiz

1. To celebrate extravagantly (usually loudly and drunkenly) in town/city bars, clubs, etc., is called to 'Paint the town (What?)
   1. Blue
   2. Orange
   3. Black
   4. Red
2. To very quickly dismiss someone's request or suggestion is to give him/her 'Short (What?)
   1. Drift
   2. Shrift
   3. Dis
   4. Lift
3. The world is said to be one's/your (What?)
   1. Treasure Chest
   2. Apple
   3. Pear
   4. Oyster
4. An eccentric or crazy person is informally referred to as having '(What?) in the belfry
   1. Bats
   2. Bugs
   3. Bite Marks
   4. Bannock
5. A sudden life-changing revelation, derived from St Paul's (Saul's) biblical mid-journey vision of God, is called the Road to (Where?)
   1. Ruin
   2. Jerusalem
   3. Bethlehem
   4. Damascus
6. Someone of stubbornly set ways is said to be 'Dyed in the (What?)
   1. Face
   2. Wool
   3. Hair
   4. Butt
7. To commit to a difficult decision/action is to 'Bite the (what?)
   1. Books
   2. Dust
   3. Bullet
   4. Bear
8. To undertake a task or consume something fully and completely (when there might seem an option not to) is called 'Going the whole (What?)
   1. Hippo
   2. Hog
   3. Herring
   4. Horse
9. Popular fiction/drama featuring middle-class village life is known asÉ
   1. Aga Saga
   2. Counter
   3. Tea Time
   4. Over Easy
10. What creature is said to be in what sort of premises as a metaphor for someone behaving chaotically disruptively/destructively?
    1. Cat in a Hen House
    2. Bull in a China shop
    3. Dog in a Bone Factory
    4. Tiger in a Glass Store

Answer Key

1. D) Red
2. B) Shrift
3. D) Oyster
4. A) Bats
5. D) Damascus
6. B) Wool
7. C) Bullet
8. B) Hog
9. A) Aga Saga
10. B) Bull in a China shop